On November 13, Cody Canada & The Departed will release their first studio album of original material titled ‘Adventūs,’ the Latin word for arrival. Featuring 14 sweltering, hard-rocking tracks forged in the hot Southern sun, ‘Adventūs’ truly marks an arrival to a new era of creative growth for Canada, who formed The Departed upon the disbanding of his former band Cross Canadian Ragweed.
The Departed features Canada’s longtime Ragweed band mate Jeremy Plato on bass, Seth James on guitar (Seth James Band, Ray Wylie Hubbard), Steve Littleton on B3 organ and keys (Live Oak Decline, Stoney LaRue & the Arsenals, Medicine Show) and Chris Doege on drums (Seth James Band, Nashville touring acts).
The release follows last year’s ‘This is Indian Land,’ an Oklahoma tribute album paying homage to seminal Red Dirt songwriters. Recording an album of cover songs gave The Departed’s members, who have known each other for years, a chance to meld an ethos of their own.
“For this album, we were ready to roll,” says Canada. “When we started practicing there was the feeling that we are honored to be doing this together. Doing other people’s songs for the first album gave us time to let the new stuff percolate. There are some really intricate songs, and so far, we have only played a couple of them out in public.”
The Departed follows in the tradition of Cross Canadian Ragweed’s non-stop touring schedule, and Canada is thrilled to hit the road again.
“Now it’s a new band playing new songs so we’ve got to learn everything, get our game together and practice. It’s a whole lot of fun. I can’t sleep at night. It keeps me awake, not from worry but from excitement.
We’re just ready to tear it up.”
TOUR DATES:
9/26 – Austin, TX @ Nutty Brown Cafe
9/27 – Denton, TX @ Rockin Rodeo
9/28 – Lubbock, TX @ Lubbock Music Festival
9/29 – Commerce, TX @ The Drunken Mule
10/4 – Baton Rouge, LA @ The Varsity Theatre
10/5 – San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint Music Hall
10/6 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Race Park
10/10 – Memphis, TN @ Newbys
10/11 – Rome, GA @ Brewhouse Music & Grill
10/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Peachtree Tavern
10/13 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
10/14 – Charlotte, NC @ Pucketts Farm
10/16 – Louisville, KY @ Uncle Slayton’s
10/17 – Carbondale, IL @ Copper Dragon
10/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
10/19 – Bloomington, IL @ Six Strings
10/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
10/26 – Miami, OK @ Buffalo Run Casino
10/27 – Austin, TX @ The Backyard (with ZZ Top)
11/2 – Helotes, TX @ Floores Country Store
11/9 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
11/10 – Shawnee, OK @ 3rd Annual Music Jam/Shawnee Police
11/15 – Nacogdoches, TX @ The Barn
11/16 – Bryan, TX @ The Grand Stafford Theater
11/17 – Fredericksburg, TX @ Luckenbach Dance Hall
